Lisa Harriton

She teaches Keyboard Performance at the Los Angeles College of Music.

• Name — Lisa Harriton • Birth Name — Lisa Rae Harriton • Birthplace — Los Angeles • Instrument — Piano, keyboards, vocals • Genre — Pop, Electronic, rock • Occupation — Singer-songwriter, pianist, educator • Associated Acts — Elle Rae, Jo Li, Bartholomew, The Smashing Pumpkins, Adam Lambert, Kesha, Natalia Kills • Website — www.lisaharriton.com

Harriton was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Van Nuys, California. She began working as a studio singer at age 8 on dates for Disney, Integrity Media and Word Records. She sang the preproduction duet vocals on Rod Stewart's Great American Songbook. Harriton attended California State University, Northridge, and completed classical piano studies at the Royal Schools of Music in London, and completed further jazz piano studies at the University of Southern California.

Harriton has performed in China when she was 16 years old as part of the Cal State Northridge Jazz Band. She has also toured Japan, Peru and Los Angeles jazz clubs and has worked with musicians such as Ingrid Jensen and Ernie Watts. On May 22, 2007, in Le Grand Rex club in Paris, she was unveiled as touring keyboardist and backing vocalist for the reformed alternative rock band, Smashing Pumpkins. Harriton appeared in the videos for "Tarantula" and "That's the Way (My Love Is)". She also appeared in the documentary concert film "If All Goes Wrong." In 2009 she toured with Adam Lambert performing as his keyboardist. She also appeared with Lambert on the CBS Early Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The View, and the American Music Awards. In 2010 she performed keyboard duties for Kesha including an appearance on Ellen. In 2012, Harriton launched a solo career under the stage name Elle Rae.

Lisa Harriton is recorded with the occupation singer-songwriter. Classed in the genre pop music. Recorded as singer, singer-songwriter, keyboardist, composer and pianist. Within the Encyclopedia. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.